In Irons

Description:

"Richard Buel Jr. here investigates for the first time the influence of Britain's navy on the American revolutionary economy, particularly its agricultural sector, and the damage that Britain inflicted by seizing major colonial centers and denying Americans access to overseas markets. Drawing on documents newly culled from American, British, and French archives, the author shows how the French alliance, naval operations in the Atlantic and Caribbean, military operations in North America, and the policies of state and continental authorities contributed to the collapse and then revival of the revolutionary economy. Buel places the American economy in international context and discusses how both Spain and France created the conditions--though sometimes inadvertently--that bolstered the economic survival of the infant republic"--Jacket.

subjects: Commerce,  Finance,  Economic aspects,  Economic aspects of Agriculture,  Great Britain. Royal Navy,  Great Britain,  British Naval operations,  Agriculture,  Naval operations, British,  History,  Great britain, royal navy,  United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, finance,  United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, naval operations,  United states, commerce, history,  Agriculture, economic aspects, united states,  United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, economic aspects,  Great britain - royal navy & marines,  American revolution - politics & government,  American revolution - general & miscellaneous,  British history - military history,  18th century american history - general & miscellaneous

Places: United States

Times: 18th century,  Revolution, 1775-1783